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The Antonov An-225 Mriya (Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-225 Мрія, lit. 'dream' or 'inspiration'; NATO reporting name : Cossack ) was a strategic airlift cargo aircraft designed and produced by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Soviet Union .
The Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world's largest airplane, was at the airport at the start of the battle. It was initially confirmed to be intact by an Antonov pilot, despite the fighting. [41] On 27 February, a Ukroboronprom press release claimed that the Mriya had been destroyed by a Russian airstrike. [42]
At the edge of the runway was a special mating-demating device, designed to lift an orbiter off its Antonov An-225 Mriya carrier aircraft and load it on a transporter, which would carry the orbiter to the processing building at Site 254. A purpose-built orbiter landing control facility, housed in a large multi-storey office building, was ...
Multiple sources claimed that the AN-225 Mriya had been targeted while it was sitting in a hangar at the Antonov Airfield. World's largest cargo aircraft was destroyed during a Russian attack on ...
Ukraine’s parliament said on Sunday that the aircraft has been “destroyed” by Russian forces. It said in a tweet: “In 2020, the world’s largest transport aircraft AN-225 Mriya began to ...
An-225 Mriya destroyed in the Battle of Antonov Airport. In the Battle of Antonov Airport, Russian airborne troops seized Hostomel Airport in Hostomel, a suburb of Kyiv, arriving in helicopters early in the morning; a Ukrainian counteroffensive to recapture the airport launched later in the day.
Antonov An-225 Mriya: Destroyed on the ground at Hostomel Airport. [437] [438] [439] Antonov An-74: Registration number UR-74010 was destroyed by Russian forces during the Battle of Antonov Airport. [440] [439] Antonov An-26: Registration number UR-13395 was destroyed during the battle for Hostomel. [439] [441] Antonov An-124
The An-124 is the world's second heaviest gross weight production cargo airplane and heaviest operating cargo aircraft, behind the destroyed one-off Antonov An-225 Mriya (a greatly enlarged design based on the An-124). [4] The An-124 remains the largest military transport aircraft in service. [5]